The dangers of making mint sauce

Abstract

A 35-year-old man had a medical history of atopic disease, with rhinitis, asthma and flexural dermatitis since childhood. He had worked as a carpenter since he was 18 years old. After 1 year in this work, he reported more severe relapsing episodes of asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis and widespread dermatitis but not urticarial lesions. He improved only on weekends and holidays. Every time he returned to work, he experienced a worsening of symptoms and these were so severe that he occasionally required systemic corticosteroids.

Mentha pulegium contact dermatitis

“…Peppermint oil has also been reported to cause allergic contact dermatitis in fragrance, toothpaste flavour and food handlers (6–8). The ingredients of peppermint oil include menthol, menthone, methyl esters, cineole, l‐limonene, pinene and phellandrene.…”